First Job Program

General Information

Institution:

Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security

Country:

Paraguay

Contact person:

Viviana Cano

Position:

General Director

Email:

vivi_canokt@hotmail.com

Phone:

(+59521)7290100

Website of the program:

https://www.mtess.gov.py/noticias/el-ministerio-de-trabajo-lanzo-programa-de-cap…

Which of the following topic(s) applies to the program?:

Topics:

EMPLOYMENT

Professional training and skills certification

Youth employment

Program Description

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Description:

The First Job Program is this institution’s contribution to young graduates’ training and to implementing competencies acquired in their academic and professional lives, as well as increasing students’ knowledge through internships and work experience. The aim is to improve their work profile and increase their work opportunities by making arrangements with the private sector through agreements that benefit both parties. These components will be developed through:

Training: A. Preparation techniques for the first job

B. Technology skills

C. Administration and Management

2. Internship programs through the National Service for Professional Promotion (SNPP): A. Getting connections with companies that offer internships

3. Employment Intermediaries: A. Job bank to register young people in youth employment programs.

Objectives:

The First Job Program has two objectives, one general and one specific, aimed at young people aged 18 to 29 who are looking for their first job.

General objective: increasing young people’s opportunities to access formal and decent work.

Specific objective: boosting employment opportunities for young people through a set of guiding and training measures for them to improve their qualifications and increase their possibilities of finding a formal job.

Year of Start:

2021

Estimated duration:

1 to 2 years

Geographic coverage:

National

Target population:

Employers

Young boys

Evaluation and Documentation

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Describe the challenges of the program:

This Program is focused on professional training, as well as labor inclusion for the youth outside the education system. Therefore, the challenge is to achieve equal social development to a greater extent, so as to reduce poverty and create an impact in the youth’s productivity, providing each beneficiary with training that allows them to find decent work. In this sense, the Program’s aim is to get 1600 young beneficiaries by the end of 2021, and 3000 young beneficiaries by 2023.

Documents:

First Job Program (in Spanish)